OpenAI is reportedly in talks to invest in a new venture that aims to connect human brains with computers. The venture, Merge Labs, seeks to raise $250 million at an $850 million valuation, and much of the funding is expected to come from OpenAI’s venture...
Like any busy scientist, Stanford University professor James Zou would like to explore hundreds of research ideas but only has time for two or three. So he thought of a novel approach: Create artificial intelligence (AI) agents modeled after his lab and let them tackle...
The White House said Wednesday (July 30) that several healthcare and tech companies pledged to begin building a “next-generation digital health ecosystem.” This initiative will begin by working to make it easier to share information between patients and providers and to increase the availability of...
Microsoft AI said Monday (June 30) that the Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO) correctly diagnoses 85% of diagnostically complex cases published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), compared to a mean accuracy of 20% among the practicing physicians the company included in a study....
March 18, 2025
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly transitioning from a futuristic concept to a tangible force reshaping the healthcare landscape. Buoyed by early successes, healthcare firms are aggressively increasing their investments in GenAI, particularly in areas like product innovation and customer service, signaling a shift in how the industry operates. A report from PYMNTS Intelligence, “Healthcare […]
July 29, 2024
Digital innovation, no matter the sector, relies on scalable, secure and interoperable technological infrastructure. Within healthcare, where innovation is often spoken about but rarely fully realized at scale, those needs...
July 04, 2024
During the pandemic, they were heroes. Now, they’re apparently expendable. In what is becoming a pattern in healthcare, on Tuesday (July 2), Oregon Health & Science University cut a telehealth nursing...
March 01, 2024
The connected economy now has a mirror. A “smart” mirror of course, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). After winning the “smart home” category for eight years running at the Consumer...
August 12, 2025
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to invest in a new venture that aims to connect human brains with computers. The venture, Merge Labs, seeks to raise $250 million at an $850 million valuation, and much of the funding is expected to come from OpenAI’s venture team, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Aug. 12), citing unnamed sources. […]
July 30, 2025
The White House said Wednesday (July 30) that several healthcare and tech companies pledged to begin building a “next-generation digital health ecosystem.” This initiative will begin by working to make...
June 30, 2025
Microsoft AI said Monday (June 30) that the Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO) correctly diagnoses 85% of diagnostically complex cases published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), compared to...
June 26, 2025
China-based Ant Group has reportedly unveiled a new, AI-powered health app for smartphones. As CNBC reported Thursday (June 26), the app was made using artificial intelligence (AI) technology that Ant...
